When I was 10 years old I fell off my younger brother's mini bike and swore I would never ride again. 25 years later, my sons started motocross racing and I began to ride slowly around the track on a Honda XR100. I watched the young girls ride and thought, "If she can do it, I can."

Last June I walked into a Harley Davidson dealership by myself and bought a 2008 Nightster® while my husband was out of town but with his full support. I've been riding for a little over a year now and love love love being out on the...

It's a quiet misty morning in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. The birds are waking and I walk outside with my coffee cup in hand. I breathe in the sweet summer air and put my coffee cup down. The sun warms my face and my soul. I swing my leg over my bike, settle in and smile. I slide the key into the ignition, check my helmet, adjust my gloves and breathe. I turn the key and my bike rumbles awake. We ease out of the garage, roll down the gravel driveway and turn onto a small strip of freedom that helps me to unwind...

There are so many things that I have to be thankful for. I am thankful for the loving and supporting family that raised me. I am thankful for my love of learning that has opened up so many doors for me. I am thankful for the best friends in the world that have stayed by my side from childhood, through high school, through college and beyond. I am thankful for the canine companions that have blessed my life in ways humans could never understand...